TN Health Departments Closed Memorial Day.
This Monday, Tennessee Health Department Offices will close in observance of Memorial Day. TDH has announced this will include COVID-19 assessments, which will resume Tuesday, May 26th. As a reminder, Coffee County Health Department in Manchester also announced new altered hours of COVID-19 assessments. The Coffee County Health Department... Read more
Gov. Lee Signs Order Allowing Groups of 50 to Gather.
Today, Governor Bill Lee provided an update on Tennessee’s efforts regarding COVID-19. Gov. Lee’s conferences can be viewed here. Visit tn.gov/covid19 for up-to-date administrative action. Key Updates Testing Strategy Continues to Meet Goals Tennessee continues to be a national leader in COVID-19 testing. Tennessee has already tested 2.5% of the state’s population and... Read more
Statewide Unemployment Rate more than Quadruples during Height of Pandemic
NASHVILLE – Newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development revealed the state’s highest-ever unemployment rate amid the COVID-19 health emergency. The preliminary seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for April 2020 is 14.7%, which is an unprecedented spike of 11.4 percentage points when compared to March’s... Read more
Coffee County Manchester Health Department Alters COVID-19 Assessment Hours
MANCHESTER, Tenn. – The Coffee County Manchester Health Department has established new COVID-19 assessment sites hours for county residents that feel they need to be tested.   Coffee County Manchester’s COVID-19 assessment site hours are now: COFFEE COUNTY MANCHESTER HEALTH DEPARTMENT 800 PARKS ST. MANCHESTER, TN 2 P.M. –... Read more
Gordmans Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
Gordmans parent company Stage Stores announced May 10th that they have voluntarily filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company stated in a letter to customers that they “will simultaneously solicit bids for a going concern sale of the Company or any of its assets and initiate an orderly wind-down of... Read more
Coffee County Summer Feeding Program Begins May 26th.
Coffee County Schools Summer Feeding Program will begin Tuesday, May 26th. Coffee County Schools Feeding Program distributed meals to children throughout the COVID-19 school closures, and will continue to distribute meals throughout the summer to any child under the age of 18. Breakfast and lunch for the week will... Read more
Daily COVID-19 Update: May 21st Statistics
The Tennessee Department of Health reports a total of 18,961 confirmed cases across the state as of May 21st. There have been a total of 313 casualties and 1,539 hospitalizations. Coffee County reports a total of 63 cases as of today, as well as 41 recoveries, leaving 22 known... Read more
THS Announces Graduation Plans and Route for May 22nd.
The Tullahoma High School 2020 Graduation Ceremony is set to start at 12:55 PM with seniors arriving in sets of 16 starting at 12:40. Seniors are receiving parking assignments based on their last names and the following arrival schedule: Graduate Sets12:40 Aboulmouna-Bowman1:00 Bradford-Carson1:20 Champion-Dingler1:40 Dixon-Georgas2:00 Gilchrist-Helms2:20 Hobbs-Justus2:40 Kennedy-Lloyd3:00 –... Read more
Westwood Middle School 8th Grade Awards Night Plans.
Westwood Middle School in Manchester will be hosting a ceremony for 8th Grade students and Spring Sports Athletes on May 21st. Below are the plans for the evening listed in detail. The ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will be for 8th graders only. There will only be... Read more
Updated Guidance for Restaurants and Retail Allows for Large Attractions to Open
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee continues to advance the state’s reopening plan under the Tennessee Pledge, as the Economic Recovery Group issued updated guidelines today for restaurants and retail, along with new guidelines that enable attractions and larger venues to reopen with social distancing and capacity restrictions on or after... Read more